Chances for the School of Computer Science?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Hi, I am a current junior and wanted to know my chances for the School of Computer Science here at Carnegie Mellon University.</p>

<p>GPA Freshman Year: 4.00 Weighted<- on the low side, i know, but I was told Carnegie Mellon did not look at Freshman year GPA's</p>

<p>GPA Sophomore Year: 4.33 Weighted</p>

<p>GPA Junior (as of now): 4.67 Weighted
Rank: School ranks in quintiles with 1st being the best and 4th being the worst: 1st quintile</p>

<p>AP Classes (taking currently): AP Statistics, AP computer science, AP US History, AP Biology</p>

<p>I plan on applying Early Decision.</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
President and Founder of School's computer science club
Mathematics Team Co-Captain
Academic Decathalon
Environmental Club
Political Club
NJ Chemistry Olympics - ranked top 3</p>

<p>Research Experience:
Boston University Research - did computer science research on cloud computing
NYU-Poly - did computer science research with professors on secure computer protocols (ssh, etc.)</p>

<p>Summer Program:
Columbia University High School Summer Program </p>

<p>Computer Experience:
Contribute to open-source projects
President of Local Town Linux Users Group
Programming languages: C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Intel Assembly
Working knowledge of unix based systems: BSD, linux, etc.</p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are?</p>

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<p>wow, that’s awesome.</p>

<p>tempted to say ‘automatic yes’ but it’d also depend on your race and gender. for instance, if you’re a white female, you’d have an edge over an asian dude. on the flip side, if you’re an asian dude, you might not be an automatic in, but frankly, even so your credentials, scores, etc look stellar. I say you’re in. Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>wait, are you f<em>**ing sh</em>*ing me? no offense but are you one of those ksfksjfklsfj who thinks a 4.0 is bad? if yes, come on! snap out of it!!! I don’t like it when you guys are brainwashed into thinking perfection will be your saving grace.</p>

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<p>“wait, are you f<em>**ing sh</em>*ing me? no offense but are you one of those ksfksjfklsfj who thinks a 4.0 is bad? if yes, come on! snap out of it!!! I don’t like it when you guys are brainwashed into thinking perfection will be your saving grace.”</p>

<p>A 4.0 on a 5.0 scale is bad >.></p>

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<p>lol a 4.0 on a 5.0 scale is still not-bad. well…it isnt!</p>

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<p>It is if you are trying to get into SCS. Luckily for phrenzE CMU doesn’t care about your freshman grades.</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies.</p>

<p>@steelersngators: thanks for the feedback what would you say my chances for admittance are?</p>

<p>I forgot to add 2300 on SAT and 800 SAT Chem and 800 Math IIc</p>

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<p>95% sure you will get in. The only weak aspect of your profile is your freshman GPA. Since CMU does not consider your freshman GPA your profile is solid.</p>